Australians have lost over $300,000 to rental and accommodation scams this year, an increase of 76 per cent compared to the same time last year.
Phishing is a way that cybercriminals steal confidential information such as online banking logins, credit card details, business login credentials or passwords/passphrases, by sending fraudulent messages (sometimes called ‘lures’).
It has recently come to our attention that scammers are using a COVID-19 themed scam to install malicious software on your device…
Just a reminder to everyone to be constantly vigilant of fake emails which are trying to obtain your personal information (phishing) or infect you with malware. We cannot emphasise enough, the importance of being both aware and sceptical of emails you receive.
There has been a recent alert from the ACCC. They are warning the community that scammers are pretending to be from NBN to con victims out of their money and personal information.
Please be aware that Office 365 users are being targeted in a convincing phishing attack.An email stating to be from Office 365 is being sent to end users asking for verification of credentials and noting that a request has been made to deactivate their account.
Just a reminder to everyone to be constantly vigilant of fake emails which are trying to obtain your personal information (phishing) or infect you with malware. We cannot emphasise enough, the importance of being both aware and sceptical of emails you receive.